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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.115
Title
Bottle (or Ewer) with Dished Mouth, Three Loop Handles, and Double-Stranded, Single-Headed-Dragon Handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
second half 6th-early 7th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/73720

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray stoneware with appliqué handles and dark brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
Dimensions
H. 21.4 x W. 10.8 x Diam. 10.6 cm (8 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Roger Keverne, London

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Peter W. Scheinman and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.115
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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